Baby in the restaurant

So... We had dinner at the restaurant today... And my lo made us so embarrassing... He usually does ok(not excellent)..but not today! He screamed, threw crayons to other table, tried to escape from high chair.. You name it. my husband and I had to rotate eating so one can eat while other takes baby outside.. Ok... Maybe he's having a bad mood day.. There was a baby next to out table.. He sat on the high chair forever, never scream, ate so well, so calm!! We even asked how old he and how he's so good at the table. He was 15 month old! Only 2~3 months difference! We say no to our lo and always teach what not to do.. I couldnt stay when kids have bad table manner before I had a baby. Now I am so worried my boy would be the one... How's your baby's table behavior? And how do you teach them? Tia!!!

So... We had dinner at the restaurant today... And my lo made us so embarrassing... He usually does ok(not excellent)..but not today! He screamed, threw crayons to other table, tried to escape from high chair.. You name it. my husband and I had to rotate eating so one can eat while other takes baby outside.. Ok... Maybe he's having a bad mood day.. There was a baby next to out table.. He sat on the high chair forever, never scream, ate so well, so calm!! We even asked how old he and how he's so good at the table. He was 15 month old! Only 2~3 months difference! We say no to our lo and always teach what not to do.. I couldnt stay when kids have bad table manner before I had a baby. Now I am so worried my boy would be the one... How's your baby's table behavior? And how do you teach them? Tia!!!

It happens! You teach them by doing exactly what you are doing. Bring them to restaurants so they get familiar, don't let them scream, take them outside when they do.... You did all of the right things. I am a firm believer in personality of the baby makes a difference! Dd1 and dd2 act so different! It is hard to expect LO to act like her sister did at that age because their personalities are so different! So try not to compare, your LO will get it!

It happens! You teach them by doing exactly what you are doing. Bring them to restaurants so they get familiar, don't let them scream, take them outside when they do.... You did all of the right things. I am a firm believer in personality of the baby makes a difference! Dd1 and dd2 act so different! It is hard to expect LO to act like her sister did at that age because their personalities are so different! So try not to compare, your LO will get it!

Mine is good for the first 45 mins to an hour. He loves food so as long as we feed him, he's good for that period of time. However, once he's fed he gets bored and wants out of highchair. We then take turns holding him until we all finish. We have learned to eat real fast and be done by the hour though. Now he walks his tolerance for the highchair is going down :(

Mine is good for the first 45 mins to an hour. He loves food so as long as we feed him, he's good for that period of time. However, once he's fed he gets bored and wants out of highchair. We then take turns holding him until we all finish. We have learned to eat real fast and be done by the hour though. Now he walks his tolerance for the highchair is going down :(

We try to go out to eat at times restaurants won't be busy, so that means some early dinners! I order food for my lo as soon as we sit down so his stuff can come out first. Then we eat pretty quickly, we're in and out in an hour or less. It helps if we have a seat where my son can either see outside or around the restaurant, he loves to be nosy and check out other people! Also, I try my best to pick up after my son so there's not a huge mess at our table and I always tip well.

All kids have their off days, so it's tough to compare. I will say that as the mom I'm way more sensitive to my own son's behavior than that of other kids. So, it's possible that while you thought your lo was acting up the other tables may have barely noticed.

We try to go out to eat at times restaurants won't be busy, so that means some early dinners! I order food for my lo as soon as we sit down so his stuff can come out first. Then we eat pretty quickly, we're in and out in an hour or less. It helps if we have a seat where my son can either see outside or around the restaurant, he loves to be nosy and check out other people! Also, I try my best to pick up after my son so there's not a huge mess at our table and I always tip well.

All kids have their off days, so it's tough to compare. I will say that as the mom I'm way more sensitive to my own son's behavior than that of other kids. So, it's possible that while you thought your lo was acting up the other tables may have barely noticed.

We've been taking our son out to eat his whole life so it would be a normal thing for him and hopefully his behavior would follow. As PP wrote, my son is fine as long as he's eating. We have the stick-on placemats and just put his food right on there. I also keep a healthy supply of Cheerios and Puffs on hand. We try to hold off on feeding him as long as we can b/c we know he'll behave when he's eating. If he can play until we order our food then we'll last through our own eating. We also usually just go to the local diner or Applebees or Outback. They're all pretty forgiving with children. And we always try to clean up the floor. And going when the restaurants aren't full is huge. I also take advantage of call-ahead seating everywhere I can.

To the OP - sounds like you're doing what you should. You keep your LO entertained, remove him when he's screaming etc. You'd be surprised how sympathetic others can be.

We've been taking our son out to eat his whole life so it would be a normal thing for him and hopefully his behavior would follow. As PP wrote, my son is fine as long as he's eating. We have the stick-on placemats and just put his food right on there. I also keep a healthy supply of Cheerios and Puffs on hand. We try to hold off on feeding him as long as we can b/c we know he'll behave when he's eating. If he can play until we order our food then we'll last through our own eating. We also usually just go to the local diner or Applebees or Outback. They're all pretty forgiving with children. And we always try to clean up the floor. And going when the restaurants aren't full is huge. I also take advantage of call-ahead seating everywhere I can.

To the OP - sounds like you're doing what you should. You keep your LO entertained, remove him when he's screaming etc. You'd be surprised how sympathetic others can be.

With my OS, we had to do some "training". We went to Fast food places on off hours (like 2:00 in the afternoon), would buckle him into the high chair, and let him scream! We got really sick of fast food, but after a couple weeks he learned that screaming wasn't going to get him anything. That and we had a backpack in the car that held toys that were only for use when eating out. With him it was matchbox cars and assorted things, but for my DD, it might be harder since she loves boxes and taking things in and out.

With my OS, we had to do some "training". We went to Fast food places on off hours (like 2:00 in the afternoon), would buckle him into the high chair, and let him scream! We got really sick of fast food, but after a couple weeks he learned that screaming wasn't going to get him anything. That and we had a backpack in the car that held toys that were only for use when eating out. With him it was matchbox cars and assorted things, but for my DD, it might be harder since she loves boxes and taking things in and out.

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